Our Mission
The Mamaroneck Artists Guild exists to keep art close to the life of the community—seen, discussed, and made. Through exhibitions, talks, and workshops, it brings people into direct contact with artists and their work. It supports those artists in turn, giving them a place to be shown, to be heard, and to grow.
About Us
Our light-filled, spacious Gallery sits in Larchmont Village, part of the town of Mamaroneck. Staffed by a Director and an Associate Director, it's open five days a week, Tuesday through Saturday, noon to 5pm, displaying art and fine crafts by our artist members in exhibits that change approximately every three weeks. These include themed group shows, an annual Awards Show, an Open Juried Small Works Show, an annual Student Show, Solo shows, and occasional exhibits at other venues around Westchester County.
Throughout the year we offer programs open to members and the public, including monthly art and professional development workshops, art demonstrations, and lectures. Artists and Emerging Artists (25 and younger) can apply to join at any time, and we also offer non-artist membership categories for individuals, families, and corporations. Our Gallery space is available for event rentals, and we welcome corporate sponsorship of our exhibitions and programs.
Our History
The Mamaroneck Artists Guild began in 1953 in the backyard barn of local artist Grace Huntley Pugh. Seven founding members — Ruth Connery, Allen Glicksman, Hugh Gumpel, Grace Carr Gurwitz, Alice Neaman, Grace Huntley Pugh, and George Russin — contacted the Art Students League in New York, which sent models out to Mamaroneck to pose for the group in exchange for an hourly rate and train fare.
By 1955, the Guild had grown to about 30 members and 100 patrons. Proceeds from a Beaux Arts Ball allowed them to rent their first real space, a building on Prospect Avenue near Mamaroneck Avenue that became known as the Art Barn. When that building was later sold, the Guild moved to Larchmont Avenue in Larchmont, then to 2120 Boston Post Road, where it stayed for over a decade before relocating to 126 Larchmont Avenue in the fall of 2008.
The COVID-19 pandemic forced a temporary closure of the physical gallery, and the Guild shifted to operating online. In August 2021, it reopened at a new home, 1987 Palmer Avenue in Larchmont — where it remains today.
The Guild has grown considerably since those first sittings in a backyard barn: it now counts over 120 artists from Westchester County and surrounding communities among its members. But its original mission, simple and enduring, still shapes the organization it has become.
